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October
2014
VA 220
Intelsat 30
ARSAT-1
LOGOTYPE
TONS MONOCHROME
VA 220
Intelsat 30 - ARSAT-1
AN ARIANESPACE MISSION FOR THE AMERICAS
On the fifth Ariane 5 launch this year, Arianespace will orbit two
telecommunications satellites including Intelsat 30 for the operator
Intelsat which is hosting a Ku-band payload for DIRECTV and ARSAT-1
for the Argentine operator Arsat.
With its experience and the reliability of its launch services, Arianespace
is now the world reference in space transportation be it an established
provider or a new comer. Having launched 60 % of the commercial
satellites now in orbit, Arianespace continues to set the global standard
in launch systems for all players.
Intelsat 30
The Intelsat 30 satellite which host the Ku-band payload, will provide telecommunications and
distribution services to Latin America. The Ku-band payload will enable the operator to extend their
DIRECTV broadcast offering, and will also provide digital data restoration and protection services.
The satellite is fitted with ten C-band transponders for Intelsat, allowing the operator to extend its
business to the growing Latin American market. Intelsat 30 will weigh about 6,300 kg at launch,
and offers a design life of at least 15 years. It will be the 54th satellite launched by Arianespace
for Intelsat.
Intelsat 30 is also the 45th satellite built by Space Systems/Loral to be launched by Arianespace.
ARSAT-1
ARSAT-1 is the first in a series of geostationary (GEO) satellites that will give Argentina its own space
telecommunications system. Fitted with 24 Ku-band transponders, it will provide Argentina and
neighboring countries with direct-to-home television (DTH), Internet access services for its reception
on VSAT antennas, data transmission and IP telephony.
ARSAT-1 is the first GEO satellite to be built in Argentina, specified by the national telecommunications
company ARSAT, who also did the technical monitoring of the entire project. The Argentinian high
technology company, INVAP, was the manufacturer of various components and responsible of the
design and integration of the satellite.
The Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) will be performed by ARSAT and INVAP personnel from
ARSAT’s Benavídez Ground Station. It will be the first time that a Latin American country will run an
operation of this kind.
CONTENTS
The Launch:
> Mission VA 220 - Intelsat 30 - ARSAT-1
> Intelsat 30 Satellite
> ARSAT-1 Satellite
Further information:
> 5-ECA launch vehicle > Range operations campaign
> Countdown and flight
> VA 220 - Intelsat 30 - ARSAT-1 mission profile
> Arianespace & the Guiana Space Center
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MISSION DESCRIPTION
The 220th Arianespace launch will orbit two telecommunications satellites: Intelsat 30 hosting the
DLA-1 Ku-band operator for DIRECTV Latin America for the operator INTELSAT and ARSAT-1 for the
Argentinian operator ARSAT.
This will be the 76th launch of an Ariane 5.
The launcher will be carrying a total payload of 10,060 kg, including 9,305 kg for the Intelsat 30
and ARSAT-1 satellites, which will be released into their targeted orbits.
The launch will be from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) in Kourou, French Guiana.
Targeted orbit
Perigee altitude
Apogee altitude
Inclination
: 250 km
: 35,786 km
: 6 degrees
Liftoff is planned on Thursday, October 16, 2014
as soon as possible within the following launch window:
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between 06:00 pm and 06:51 pm, Kourou and Buenos Aires time,
between 05:00 pm and 06:51 pm, Washington DC time,
between 09:00 pm and 09:51 pm, Universal time (GMT),
between 11:00 pm and 11:51 pm, Paris
The launch at a glance
The launcher’s attitude and trajectory are totally controlled by the two onboard computers, located
in the Ariane 5 vehicle equipment bay (VEB).
7.05 seconds after start of the ignition of the main stage cryogenic engine at T-0, the two solidpropellant boosters are ignited, enabling liftoff. The launcher first climbs vertically for 6 seconds, then
rotates towards the East. It maintains an attitude that ensures the axis of the launcher remains parallel
to its velocity vector, in order to minimize aerodynamic loads throughout the entire atmospheric
phase, until the solid boosters are jettisoned.
Once this first part of the flight is completed, the onboard computers optimize the trajectory in real
time, minimizing propellant consumption to bring the launcher first to the intermediate orbit targeted
at the end of the main stage propulsion phase, and then the final orbit at the end of the flight of the
cryogenic upper stage. The main stage falls back off the coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean (in
the Gulf of Guinea).
On orbital injection, the launcher will have attained a velocity of approximately 9,387 meters/
second, and will be at an altitude of about 618.0 kilometers.
The fairing protecting the Intelsat 30 and ARSAT-1 spacecraft is jettisoned shortly after the boosters
are jettisoned at about T+201 seconds.
Payload configuration
The Intelsat 30 satellite was built by Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, California (United States) for
the operator INTELSAT.
Orbital position: 95° West
The nominal length of the
mission (from liftoff to separation
The ARSAT-1 satellite was built by INVAP in San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro (Argentina) for the
operator ARSAT.
Orbital position: 71.8° West
Mission length
of the satellites) is
33 minutes
and 43 secondes.
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THE Intelsat 30 SATELLITE
Customer
INTELSAT
Prime contractor
SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL
Mission
Telecommunications services and distribution services
Mass
Total mass at lift-off approx. 6,300 kg
Stabilization
3 axis
Dimensions
Span in orbit
8.6 x 3.4 x 3.1 m
32.4 m
Platform
SSL 1300
Payload
72 Ku and 10 C band transponders
On-board power
20.1 kW (end of life)
Life time
15 years
Orbital position
95° West
Coverage area
The Americas
PRESS CONTACT:
Michele Loguidice
Intelsat
Director, Investor Relations & Corporate
Communications
Phone: +1 703-559-7372
michele.loguidice@intelsat.com
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THE ARSAT-1 SATELLITE
Customer
ARSAT S.A.
Prime contractor
INVAP
Mission
Direct-to-home TV, internet, data transmission and IP telephony
Mass
Total mass at lift-off 2,985 kg
Stabilization
3 axis
Dimensions
Span in orbit
2.0 m x 1.8 m x 3.9 m
16.5 m
Platform
ARSAT-3K
Payload
24 Ku band transponders
On-board power
4.2 kW
Life time
15 years
Orbital position
71.8° West
Coverage area
Argentina and neighboring countries
PRESS CONTACT:
Karina Luchetti
kluchetti@arsat.com.ar
Phone: +54 9 11 3157 3355
Mariela Baladron
mbaladron@arsat.com.ar
Phone: +54 9 11 3175 8531
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ARIANE 5-ECA LAUNCH VEHICLE
54.8 m
780 tons
(total mass at liftoff)
Fairing
(RUAG Space)
17 m
Mass: 2.4 t
Intelsat 30
(Space Systems/Loral)
Mass: 6.3 t
ACU - Payload adaptateur (2)
(RUAG Space ou Airbus Defence and Space)
Mass: 140 kg each approx.
ARSAT-1
(INVAP)
Mass: 2.98 t
SYLDA - Internal structure
(Airbus Defence and Space)
7 versions (Height:4.9 to 6.4 m)
Mass: 400 to 530 kg
Vehicle Equipment Bay
(Airbus Defence and Space)
Height: 1.13 m
Mass: 970 kg
ESC-A - Cryogenic upper stage
(Airbus Defence and Space)
Height: 4.71 m
Mass: 19 t
Moteur HM-7B
(Snecma)
Thrust: 67 kN (in the vacuum)
945 sec of propulsion
EPC - Main Cryogenic stage
(Airbus Defence and Space)
Height: 31 m
Mass: 188 t
Propellants (in ton)
at T-O
H: Cryogenic
P: Solid
EAP - Solid Rocket Boosters
(Airbus Defence and Space)
Height: 31.6 m
Mass: 277 t approx.
MPS - Moteur à Propergol Solide
(Europropulsion)
Average thrust: 5,060 kN
Maximum thrust: 7,080 kN (in the vacuum)
130 sec of propulsion
Moteur Vulcain 2
(Snecma)
Thrust: 1,390 kN (in the vacuum)
540 sec of propulsion
13,000 kN at Lift-off
(at T-O + 7 to 8 sec)
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RANGE OPERATIONS CAMPAIGN:
ARIANE 5 - Intelsat 30 - ARSAT-1
Intelsat 30 - ARSAT-1 and launch vehicle campaign calendar
Dates
Satellites activities
Launch vehicle activities
August 14, 2014
Campaign start review
August 16, 2014
EPC erection
August 18, 2014
EAP transfer and positioning
August 19, 2014
EPC/EAP integration
August 22, 2014
ESC-A Erection and equipment bay integration
September 1st, 2014
Arrival of ARSAT-1 and beginning of preparation
campaign in building S5C
September 10, 2014
Arrival in Kourou of Intelsat 30 and beginning of
preparation campaign in building S5C
September 22, 2014
Intelsat 30 transfer to S3B
September 24, 2014
ARSAT-1 transfer to S5B
September 25 - 29, 2014
Intelsat 30 filling operations
Sept. 26 - Oct. 1st, 2014
ARSAT-1 filling operations
September 29, 2014
Transfer BIL-BAF
September 30, 2014
Intelsat 30 integration on adaptor (PAS)
and functional test
October 1st, 2014
Intelsat 30 transfer to Final Assembly Building
(BAF)
October 2, 2014
Intelsat 30 integration on SYLDA
October 3 - 4, 2014
Fairing integration on SYLDA
October 3, 2014
ARSAT-1 integration on ACU
Intelsat 30 - ARSAT-1 launch vehicle campaign final calendar
Dates
Satellites activities
Monday October 6, 2014
ARSAT-1 transfer to Final Assembly Building (BAF)
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
ARSAT-1 integration on launcher
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Composite integration with Intelsat 30
on launcher
Launch vehicle activities
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Completion of composite integration on launcher
Friday, October 10, 2014
ESC-A final preparations and Launch rehearsal
Monday, October 13, 2014
Arming of launch vehicle
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Launch readiness review (RAL)
and final preparation of launcher
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Rollout from BAF to Launch Zone, launch vehicle
connections and filling of the EPC liquid helium tank
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Start of final countdown and launch countdown, including
EPC filling with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
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COUNTDOWN AND FLIGHT
The countdown comprises all final preparation steps for the launcher, the satellites/spacecraft and the
launch site. If it proceeds as planned, the countdown leads to the ignition of the main stage engine,
then the two boosters, for a liftoff at the targeted time.
The countdown culminates in a synchronized sequence (see appendix 3), which is managed by the
control station and onboard computers starting at T-7 minutes.
If an interruption in the countdown means that T-0 falls outside the nominal liftoff window, then
the launch will be delayed by one, two or more days, depending on the problem involved, and the
solution developed.
TIME
EVENT
- 11 h
30 mn
Start of final countdown
- 07 h
30 mn
Check of electrical systems
- 04 h
50 mn
Start of filling of main cryogenic stage with liquid oxygen and hydrogen
- 03 h
20 mn
Chilldown of Vulcain main stage engine
- 01 h
10 mn
Check of connections between launcher and telemetry, tracking and command systems
- 07 mn
00.0 s
“All systems go” report, allowing start of synchronized sequence
- 04 mn
00.0 s
Tanks pressurized for flight
00.0 s
Switch to onboard power mode
- 01 mn
- 05.5 s
Cryogenic arm opening command
- 04.0 s
Onboard systems take over
- 03.0 s
Two inertial reference systems switch to flight mode
T-O
Ignition of the cryogenic main stage engine (EPC)
+ 07.0 s
Ignition of solid boosters (EAP)
+ 07.3 s
Liftoff
+ 12.6 s
End of vertical rise, beginning of pitch motion (10 seconds duration)
+ 17.1 s
Beginning of roll maneuver
+ 02 mn
23.0 s
EAP separation
+ 03 mn
21.0 s
Fairing jettisoned
+ 07 mn
57.0 s
Acquisition by Natal tracking station
+ 08 mn
50.0 s
End of EPC thrust phase
+ 08 mn
56.0 s
EPC separation
+ 09 mn
00.0 s
Beginning of first ESC-A thrust phase
+ 11 mn
59.0 s
Acquisition by Ascension tracking station
+17 mn
27.0 s
Acquisition by Libreville tracking station
+ 23 mn
03.0 s
Acquisition by Malindi tracking station
+ 24 mn
40.0 s
End of first ESC-A thrust phase / Injection
+ 27 mn
52.0 s
Intelsat 30 satellite separation
+ 31 mn
48.0 s
Sylda 5 separation
+ 33 mn
43.0 s
ARSAT-1 satellite separation
+ 44 mn
38.0 s
End of Arianespace mission
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Intelsat 30 - ARSAT-1 MISSION PROFILE
The launcher’s attitude and trajectory are entirely controlled by the two onboard computers in the Ariane 5 vehicle equipment bay (VEB).
The synchronized sequence starts 7 minutes before ignition (T-0). It is primarily designed to perform the final operations on the launcher
prior to launch, along with the ultimate checks needed following switchover to flight configuration. As its name indicates, it is fully automatic,
and is performed concurrently by the onboard computer and by two redundant computers at the ELA 3 launch complex until T-4 seconds.
The computers command the final electrical operations (startup of the flight program, servocontrols, switching from ground power supply
to onboard batteries, etc.) and associated checks. They also place the propellant and fluid systems in flight configuration and perform
associated checks. In addition, they handle the final ground system configurations, namely:
• Startup of water injection in the flame trenches and jet guide (T-30 sec).
• Hydrogen aspiration for chilldown of the Vulcain engine in the jet guide (T-18 sec).
• Burnoff of hydrogen used for chilldown (T-5.5 sec).
At T-4 seconds, the onboard computer takes over control of final engine startup and liftoff operations. It:
• Starts the ignition sequence for the Vulcain main stage engine (T-0).
• Checks engine operation (from T+4.5 to T+7.3 sec).
• Commands ignition of the solid boosters for immediate liftoff at T+7.3 seconds.
Any shutdown of the synchronized sequence after T-7 mn automatically places the launcher back in its T-7 min configuration.
Ariane 5-ECA - Intelsat 30 - ARSAT-1 trajectory
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ARIANESPACE AND THE GUIANA SPACE CENTER
Arianespace, the first launch service company in the world
Arianespace was founded in 1980 as the world’s first launch Service & Solutions company. Arianespace now has 21 shareholders from
ten European countries (including French space agency CNES with 34%, Airbus Defence and Space with 30%, and all European companies
participating in the construction of Ariane launchers). Since the outset, Arianespace has signed more than 390 launch contracts and launched
490 satellites. More than two-thirds of the commercial satellites now in service worldwide were launched by Arianespace. The company posted
sales of about 989 million euros in 2013.
At January 1, 2014, Arianespace had 330 employees, working at the company’s headquarters in Evry (near Paris), the Guiana Space Center in
French Guiana, where the Ariane, Soyuz and Vega launch pads are located, and offices in Washington, D.C., Tokyo and Singapore. Arianespace
offers launch Service to satellite operators from around the world, including private companies and government agencies. These services call on
three launch vehicles:
• The Ariane 5 heavy launcher, operated from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
• The Soyuz medium launcher, currently in operation at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and the Guiana Space Center.
• The Vega light launcher, also operated from the Guiana Space Center.
Building on its complete family of launchers, Arianespace has won over half of the commercial launch contracts up for bid worldwide in the last two
years. Arianespace now has a backlog of more than 40 satellites to be launched.
The Guiana Space Center: Europe’s Spaceport
For 40 years, the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, has offered a complete array of facilities for rocket
launches. It mainly comprises the following:
• CNES/CSG technical center, including various resources and facilities that are critical to launch base operations, such as radars, telecom
network, weather station, receiving sites for launcher telemetry, etc.
• Payload processing facilities (ECPU), in particular the S5 facility.
• Ariane, Soyuz and Vega launch complexes, comprising the launch zones and launcher integration buildings.
• Various industrial facilities, including those operated by Regulus, Europropulsion, Air Liquide Spatial Guyane and Airbus Defence and Space,
all involved in the production of Ariane 5 components. A total of 40 European manufacturers and local companies are involved in operations.
Europe’s commitment to independent access to space is based on actions by three key players: the European Space Agency (ESA), French space
agency CNES and Arianespace. ESA is responsible for the Ariane, Soyuz and Vega development programs. Once these launch systems are
qualified, ESA transfers responsibility to the operator Arianespace. ESA has helped change the role of the Guiana Space Center, in particular by
funding the construction of the launch Complexes, payload processing buildings and associated facilities. Initially used for the French space program,
the Guiana Space Center has gradually become Europe’s own Spaceport, according to the terms of an agreement between ESA and the French
government. To ensure that the Spaceport is available for its programs, ESA takes charge of the lion’s share of CNES/CSG fixed expenses, and also
helps finance the fixed costs for the ELA launch Complexes.
French space agency CNES has several main responsibilities at the Guiana Space Center : It designs all infrastructures and, on behalf of the
French government, is responsible for safety and security. It provides the resources needed to prepare the satellites and launcher for missions.
Whether during tests or actual launches, CNES is also responsible for overall coordination of operations, collects and processes all data transmitted
from the launcher via a network of receiving stations, to track Ariane, Soyuz and Vega rockets throughout their trajectories.
Arianespace in Guiana
In French Guiana, Arianespace is the contracting authority in charge of operating the family of three launchers, Ariane, Soyuz and Vega.
Arianespace supervises the integration and functional checks of the Ariane launcher, built by Astrium as production prime contractor, in the Launcher
Integration Building (BIL). It then carries out acceptance tests of the launcher at the same time as satellite preparations in the Payload Preparation
Complex (EPCU), operated by the Guiana Space Center (CSG). Arianespace next oversees final assembly of the launcher and integration of satellites
in the Final Assembly Building (BAF), followed by transfer of the launcher to Launch Zone No. 3 (ZL3), and then final countdown and liftoff from Launch
Complex No. 3 (CDL3).
Arianespace deploys a top-flight team and technical facilities to get launchers and satellites ready for their missions. Building on this unrivalled expertise
and outstanding local facilities, Arianespace is now the undisputed benchmark in the global launch services market.
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